Obit: Neuman, Paul (1949 – 1967)

Contact: Audrey Roedl

Surnames: Neuman, Luepke

----Source: The Loyal Tribune (Loyal, Clark County, WI) 03 Aug 1967

Neuman, Paul (20 Oct 1949 – 29 July 1967)

Funeral services were held here on Wednesday for Paul Neuman, 17, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Neuman of Loyal. Paul was fatally injuredSaturday night, when a pickup truck he was in was struck by a Soo Line freight train in Thorp. Another youth, John Brunkhorst, 16, of Abbotsford was also fatally injured.

Both of the young men suffered severe burns with Paul also suffering a severe head injury. The authorities at the scene of the accident reported that it was their belief that Paul was killed instantly. The Brunkhorst youth died at the hospital in Stanley, shortly aftermidnight, from the burns he received.

A wake service was held on Tuesday night for Paul Neuman at the Myre Funeral Home in Loyal. The funeral services were conducted by Rev. N. E. King, at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday. Burial was made in the church cemetery.

Pallbearers were James Andraska, Bruce Bremer, Dennis Schultz, Mark Roth, Allan Roder, and Jerry Rollins.

Paul R. Neuman was born October 20, 1949 at Marshfield, and had lived in Loyal all his life. He was a 1967 graduate of the Loyal High School, and had been employed at Davel’s Grocery.

He is survived by his parents, three brothers, Jerry. In the Air Force in Viet Nam; Jan, im the Air Force at Travis Air Force Base, California; Jack, in the Air Force in Al;aska; three sisters, Mrs. Frank (Jean) Croman, Mr. Holly, New Jersey; Mrs. Allan (Karen) Harder, Kenosha; Mrs. Robert (Kay) Schlagenhaft, Loyal; and his maternal grandfather, Arnold Luepke, Marshfield.